Understanding the relationships between time and cost to improve supply chain performance

Whicker, Linda; Bernon, Mike; Templar, Simon; Mena, Carlos

doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.06.022

Cited by 66 publications

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“…Literature shows a considerable increase in the fields of supply chain performance and its effects on company performance (Allesina et al, 2010;Pero et al, 2010;Whicker et al, 2009;Kim, 2009;Craighead et al, 2009;Yeung, 2008;Cousins et al, 2008;Sharif et al, 2007;Wong and Wong, 2007;Carr and Kaynak, 2007) and company performance management and measurement (Phusavat et al, 2009b;Ho, 2008;Lin and Kuo, 2007;Rao, 2006;Saad, 2001;Kuo et al, 1999).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Performance measurement in a quality management system

2011

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Certification to quality assurance standards has become a must for many construction companies nowadays to be able to survive in highly competitive market.Companies face some difficulties while deploying a quality management system. On the other hand and from resource management point of view, resource utilization should be optimized both in company and its projects. This optimization is sought to be cost saving and time reduction while enhancing quality in many recent studies.The main challenge in resource optimization is employees' and workers' low morale and their resistance against organizational change. In order to overcome this problem and creating a motive environment in construction companies, a robust decision support tool is needed to efficiently and objectively measure and monitor employee performances.The core research objectives of this study are to: (1) overcome main pitfalls of quality management system deployment including large amount of paperwork, unstructured documentation, improper communication, and low employee morale;(2) formulate a conceptual framework to quantify employee performances based on three management factors of time, cost, and quality to be used as a basis for motivation system; and (3) develop an online office automation system using web and database capabilities of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2008 that simultaneously aims to optimize resource utilization.First, an extensive literature survey was conducted and through a questionnaire survey, the research methodology was designed.iv Second, a performance measurement framework was developed to enable efficient and effective resource utilization in construction projects and companies. The framework incorporates three management factors of time, cost, and quality and objectively quantifies each employee's performance. It was aimed to reduce the subjectivity of performance calculations through quantifying work quality. The performance factors could be further employed as a motivation tool for employees while being used as a performance monitoring decision tool for manager.Third, a prototype web-based office automation system was developed to enable the integration of the research developments of this study with information technology to facilitate its adoption in the construction companies. The system is designed to: (1)

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2011

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“…The ability to manage cost in supply chains is vital in order to gain and maintain competitive advantage (Whicker et al, 2009). This dimension is important in order to assess the supplier's ability to manage its cost in order to offer competitive price Stakeholders This dimension is important because the stakeholders in the company especially customers are keen to ensure that the supplier is flexible and agile to respond to changes in demand and maintain competitive advantage in the market.…”

Section: Delivery and Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Supplier sustainability assessment for the UK defence industry

Emmanuel-Ebikake

Roy

Shehab

2014

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to design a framework for assessing supplier sustainability (in terms of survivability) within the defence industry based on financial and operational dimensions. Design/methodology/approach – The research employs a case study approach to identify a research gap in the area of supplier performance measurement and proposes five dimensions to assess supplier sustainability from the review of literature and industry practice while employing a systematic approach to generate measures for each dimension with suggested actions to improve sustainability. Findings – The sustainability measures, dimensions and improvement actions developed were validated with industrial experts from three defence companies and implemented as a sustainability system. A case study was applied and the results were generated. Research limitations/implications – Future research could include further case study application and application of dimensions and measures to other industries. Practical implications – The paper offers managerial implications about the need to consider the survivability of suppliers in the long term, especially in the current economic climate and think about mitigation strategies to enable economic sustainability. Originality/value – This paper adds to the existing knowledge in the supply chain area and proposes a novel approach to supplier performance measurement and management which is holistic.

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“…The processes modelled are defined either as value added (VA) processes or as non-value added (NVA) processes. Value in this context has been defined as "a property of a product or service that the customer cares about and would be willing to pay for" taking the definition from (Whicker, Bernon et al 2006). In this case study, the inspection and test processes were defined as VA processes, while rework processes were defined as NVA processes.…”

Section: Simulated Manufacturing Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%